RTOS/TMDSEVM6678: Do timers run between the time they are created and the Timer_start() call?

Part Number:TMDSEVM6678

Tool/software:TI-RTOS

Hello,

I'm working on a c6678 evaluation module using ccstudio 6.2 and bios 6.42. 

I'm running a single image on all 8 cores.  But at the start I check the DNUM and create 3 timers with a period of 4 microseconds in core1 with StartMode_USER. 

I have a task that each core runs and it takes about 13 microseconds to complete.  Now even without calling the Timer_start() I see a significant overhead in my task running in core0 and not in other cores with just the timer creations!!

Is this expected or I'm doing something wrong?!

Thanks in advance for your respond!